Type | Flying boat | |
Company | Consolidated Aircraft Corporation | |
Scheme | Monoplane Parasol | |
Geometry | ||
---|---|---|
Length (m) |
1.9
19.5
88.7
|
|
Height (m) |
0.6
6.2
50.1
|
|
Wings | ||
Wing area (m2) |
1.1
130.1
925
|
|
Wingspan (Beam) (m) |
0.1
31.7
95
|
|
Wing loading (kg/m2) |
3.1
123.6
829
|
|
Aspect ratio |
1.7
7.7
25.6
|
|
Weights | ||
Empty weight (kg) |
8
9,484.6
276,800
|
|
Max. takeoff weight (Gross weight) (kg) |
154
16,066.2
575,000
|
|
Capacity | ||
Crew (per.) |
1
10
112
|
pilot, co-pilot, bow turret gunner, flight engineer, radio operator, navigator, radar operator, two waist gunners, ventral gunner |
Speeds | ||
Max. Speed (km/h) |
25
314
28,165
|
|
Сruise Speed (km/h) |
52
201
3,087
|
|
Power | ||
Total Power (hp) |
0.4
2,400
60,000
|
2 powerplants 1200 hp each |
Performance | ||
Service ceiling (m) |
0.6
4,000
161,544
|
|
Range (Ferry range) (km) |
4
4,030
40,700
|
|
Dynamic Performance | ||
Rate of climb (m/min) |
1.9
304.8
36,000
|
|
Combat | ||
Guns (qt) |
1
5
18
|
3 .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns (two in nose turret, one in ventral hatch at tail); 2 .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns (one in each waist blister). |
Bombs weight (kg) |
2
1,814
39,000
|
of bombs or depth charges; torpedo racks were also available |
Stat | ||
Number built (qt) |
0
3,305
43,000
|
|
Price (USD) |
41.5
90,000
750.0 million
|
|
Introduction | 1935 | |
First flight | 28.03.1935 | |
Stop production | 1957 |